Airship



D. S. COLBY Sept. 8, 1931.

AIRSHIP Filed April 3, 1930 Patented Sept. 8, 1931 UNITED STATES DELOBESS. COLBY, OF WATERWAYS, ALBERTA, CANADA AIRSHI]? Application filed April3, 1930. Serial No. 441,400.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in airships, andparticularlyto the type of airships known as heavier than air. a

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich is extremely simple in construction, and which is easy to operate.

Another object is to provide a heavier than air machine wherein theordinary laterally extending sustaining planes are obviated.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: 7 Figure 1 is a plan view of an airship made inaccordance with the present invention; 29 Figure 2 is a side elevationof the same. Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on theline 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view on the line44 of Figure 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents thebody or car of the airship, as indicated at 11 and 12, Disposed at therear of the body 10 is a somewhat similar boat-shaped body 13, but 39 ofsmaller size, and being spaced from the rear end of the body 10. The twobodies 10 and 13 are connected together by means of the longitudinallyextending-bars or rods 14, the opposite ends of which are secured to theintermediate portions of the sides of the bodies 10 and 13. The rearends of said rods are, however, pivotally connected to the body 13, asindicated at 15, so that said body may be tilted upwardly anddownwardly. Extending between the rods 14, beneath the rear end of thebody 10, and secured to the said rods, and to the bottom of said bottomis a beam 16. Carried by the rear end of the body 10, and extendingrearwardly therefrom, is a stationary rudder member 17.

Extending between the rods 14, just rearwardly of the member 17,and'rotatably supported on said rods, is a rock shaft 18, having theoppositely extendingtradially projecting arms 19 and 20, the formerextend- 'ter extends downwardly therefrom.

ing upwardly from the shaft, while the lat- Extending'downwardly fromthe center of the rock shaft 18 is an arm 21, and pivotally connected tothe outer end of this arm, and to the forward end of the body 13, is alink 22, which causes the said body to rock on its pivot, when saidshaft is rocked. Connected respectively to the outer ends of the radialarms 19 and 20, are the cables 23 and 24, which extend forwardly intothe front boat 10, within easy reach of the operator therein.

Mounted on the sides of the front body 10, in suitable bearing brackets15, and extending longitudinally of said body, are

the propeller shafts 16', each of which has secured to its forward endthe propeller 17 Within the body 10 is a suitable motor, indicated bythe numeral 18', which is properly geared to the propeller shafts 16',for driving the latter.

Mounted on the rear end of'the body 13' is the rudder 19, to which areconnected the forwardly extending cables 20', which have their forwardends disposed within convenient reach of the operator, within the member10. Carried by the gunwales 21, of the front body or boat 10, andextending longitudinally thereof, are the laterally extending flanges22, which serve as sustaining surfaces for the boat. The rear boat 13 issimilarly provided with the sustaining flanges 23. These flanges alsoserve to prevent capsizing of the boat bodies. Depending from the frontboat 10, is the landing gear 24, which includes the pontoons 25, foralighting on water. Pontoons 26 are secured to the bottom of the boatbody 13. 1

Operation of the cables 20 control the lateral movements of theaircraft, while operation of the cables 23 and 24 control the upward anddownward movements thereof.

What is claimed is:

1. An airship including a boat-shaped body, sustaining flanges extendingoutwardly and longitudinally from the gunwales thereof, a boat-shapedstabilizer extending from the rear of the first body, and means i on thefirst body for driving the ship.

2. An airship including tandem arranged boat-bodies, connections betweenthe bodies, the rear body being mounted for vertical tilting movement,sustaining surfaces on the sides of the boat-bodies, and means fortilting said rear body whereby to control the upward and downwardmovements of the ship.

8. An airship including tandem arranged hollow bodies, connectionsbetween the bodies, the rear body being mounted for vertical tiltingmovement, sustaining surfaces on the sides of the bodies, means fortilting said I rear body whereby to control the upward and downwardmovements ofthe ship, and

lateral steering means mounted on the. rear body and operated from thefront body.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

DELORES 'S. COLBY.

